Cigarette-extinguishing device



March 31 1925. 1,531,700

H. N. JQNES CIGARETTE EXTINGUISHING DEVICE Filed April 15, 1922 awuewtoz Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD N. JONES, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO UNIVERSAL SAFETY ASH TRAY CO. INC., 013 PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND.

CIGARETTE-EXTINGUISHING DEVICE.

Application filed April 15, 1922. Serial- No. 552,945.

To all whom itmag concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD N. JoNEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette-Extinguishing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cigarette snuffer or extinguishing device adapted more particularly to be used in combination with a smokers ash tray, and the object of this invention is to provide a simple and etl'ective device of this character comprisinga member having a hole of a diameter to approximately fit a' cigarette to receive and smother its lighted end, the hole being provided with a bottom closure and means being provided whereby a relative movement between said member and closure may be effected for the purpose of discharging the contents in the tube into the receiver.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a top view showing a smokers ash tray to which my improved extinguishing or snufiing device is attached.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of an ash tray and showing the bottom member of the snuffer in dotted lines, as dropped into position to permit the discharge of the contents in the tray.

Figure 3 is a rear View of the ash tray.

Figure his a perspective view of the bottom member of the extinguishing or snufling tube.

Figure 5 is aperspective view showing the snufling device arranged to be readily applied to the support of an ash tray orv other support.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the snuffing device as .positioned above the ash receptacle.

It is found in practice to be of advantage to mount my improved snufi'er or extinguishing device over an ash-tray or receiver and to provide means in the snufi'er whereby a cigarette deposited in the snufi'er may be readily discharged therefrom into the ashreceiver without touching the cigarette, to

clear the snufier preparator to receiving another cigarette, and the fol owing is a detailed description of one means by which this result maybe accomplished With reference to the drawings, 10' designates an ash-tray which may be formed of any suitable material, the one here shown being preferably formed of glass in cupshape', and about the-edge of this glass cup is set a rim or metal portion '11 to which rim is secured a standard or support 12 on which is mounted the s'nufi'er or extinguishing tube 13.

This tube 13 is preferably flaring at its upper edge 14 and is reduced at its lower end with the reduced portion passing through a hole in the standard 12'and riveted over on the under side thereof.

In order to provide a closure for the bottom of this tube, I have provided a plate 15 with downwardly-turned ears 16 which 75 setin between the ears 17 formed on the standard, and a pivot pin' 18 is passed through both sets of ears and through a coiled spring 19'whereby a tension is applied to the closure plate 15 causing it to be pressed upwardly against the under side of the tube to close its bottom portion In order to provide simple means for removing this plate, I have formed a pair of laterally-extending arms 20 on the plate which may be readily engaged by the thumb and finger to press the plate downwardly into dotted position illustrated in Figure 2, which permits the extinguished cigarette to fall through. the tube into the receptacle below and upon being released the closure plate at once returns to close the bottom of the tube to perform the function of extinguishing the lighted end of the next cigarette which may be deposited therein.

In order to permit the snuffing device to be readily removed from the tray, I have riveted as at 25 the standard member 12 to the ring 11 whereby the ring may be readilylifted from the edge of the tray to permit the tray to be freely cleaned. Spring fingers have also been provided for gripping the outer face of the receptacle to bind the whole tightly in position thereon.

Then again in some instances'it is found of advantage to construct the extinguishing or snufling member independently of the tray and standard and provide the same -with a clip or clarirlip 21, or other fastening means such as strated in Figure whereby the owner of an ash-tray particularly that type provided with a match boxof a snufling device.

; but I In still other cases the snufling device may be mounted above the tray or receptacle such as illustrated inFigure 6 at 22, the tray in] this particular case being in the form of a receptacle which is pivoted at 23 at its lower edge and is retained in its up or operative position by spring clips 24 which particular type of ash receptacle is adapted more especially for use as a smokers set in automobiles so that when desired the receptacle 22 may be tipped down into the dotted position to discharge its contents into a waste receptacle to be removed.

My improved extinguishing device is extremely simple and practical in construction and efiective in its operation and by its use the contents of the extinguishing member may be readily discharged from the snuflin'gl tube into the receptacle below to clear t e snufier for the reception of the next cigarette.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated,

desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined. and limited only by, the terms of the appended claims. a r a I claim:

1. The combination with an ash-receiver, of a cigarette extinguishing device comprising a member adapted to be supported above said receiver, and having a socket member of a diameter to approximately fita cigarette, a movably mounted bottom closure for said socket adapted to be withdrawn downwardly to open the bottom of said socket and discharge the contents thereof.

2. A cigarette-extinguishing device comprising a tubular member of a diameter to approximatel fit a cigarette to receive and smother its ighted end, and a pivotally mounted bottom closure for said tube adapted to be swung from its end to discharge the contents thereof.

3. A cigarette-extinguishing device (0111- prising a tubular member of a diameter to approximately fit a cigarette to receive and smother its lighted end, a pivotally mounted bottom closure for said tube adapted to be swung from its end to discharge the contents thereof, and a spring for returning said closure to normal. i

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HOWARD N. JONES 

